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ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES AND CREDIT QUALITY - Balance In The Allowance For Loan Losses And The Recorded Investment In Loans By Portfolio Management (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	$ 8,050		$ 10,384
Collectively evaluated for impairment	52,697		40,268
Total ending allowance balance	60,747	$ 59,019	50,652	$ 50,628	$ 50,564	$ 48,453
Loans:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	22,486		27,829
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	4,567,438		4,037,999
Total ending loans balance	4,589,924		4,065,828
Commercial and Industrial Loans [Member]
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	6,345		9,324
Collectively evaluated for impairment	22,018		16,465
Total ending allowance balance	28,363	26,744	25,789	24,977	25,024	22,518
Loans:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	13,591		19,580
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,824,156		1,407,246
Total ending loans balance	1,837,747		1,426,826
Commercial Real Estate and Multi-family Residential Loans [Member]
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	1,313		538
Collectively evaluated for impairment	20,102		15,258
Total ending allowance balance	21,415	21,063	15,796	16,010	15,492	15,393
Loans:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	6,030		4,998
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	1,851,790		1,665,842
Total ending loans balance	1,857,820		1,670,840
Agri-business and Agricultural Loans [Member]
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	64		90
Collectively evaluated for impairment	3,033		3,779
Total ending allowance balance	3,097	3,408	3,869	3,904	3,906	4,305
Loans:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	428		445
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	337,736		379,186
Total ending loans balance	338,164		379,631
Other Commercial
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	0		0
Collectively evaluated for impairment	572		447
Total ending allowance balance	572	542	447	383	355	368
Loans:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	0		0
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	97,428		112,166
Total ending loans balance	97,428		112,166
Consumer 1-4 Family Mortgage Loans [Member]
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	328		426
Collectively evaluated for impairment	2,990		1,660
Total ending allowance balance	3,318	3,434	2,086	2,120	2,153	2,292
Loans:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	2,437		2,789
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	351,287		375,210
Total ending loans balance	353,724		377,999
Other Consumer
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	0		6
Collectively evaluated for impairment	830		339
Total ending allowance balance	830	774	345	304	289	283
Loans:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	0		17
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	105,041		98,349
Total ending loans balance	105,041		98,366
Unallocated
Ending allowance balance attributable to loans:
Individually evaluated for impairment	0		0
Collectively evaluated for impairment	3,152		2,320
Total ending allowance balance	3,152	$ 3,054	2,320	$ 2,930	$ 3,345	$ 3,294
Loans:
Loans individually evaluated for impairment	0		0
Loans collectively evaluated for impairment	0		0
Total ending loans balance	$ 0		$ 0